Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Kao Pang, the son and heir of a great deceased warrior, prepares for his wedding at his opulent hillside estate. Kao admits to his men that his bride is a prostitute that he bought; the men note that Kao has focused on scholarship instead of martial virtue, and suggest that his scholarship has focused on skill in the bedroom. The wedding is interrupted by an attack by Pak Chung-tong, the enemy of Kao's father. He and his men have come to reclaim the estate that Kao's father took from him in battle. In the middle of the melee, the bride turns on Kao, and reveals that Pak paid her to betray Kao. As a result, the battle goes poorly and Kao is forced to flee with his last remaining servant, leaving control of the estate to Pak. Kao swears revenge, but his servant convinces him he will need help. Kao first asks a grandmaster for a magic sword to aid in his revenge, but the grandmaster denies the request, saying Kao's character is lacking. Next Kao seeks for a warrior who he can hire to defeat Pak for him, and finds Chang San, who has mostly given up combat to care for his sister and their ailing mother. Kao charms Chang into helping him, by buying expensive medicines for his mother, and later by paying her funeral expenses. Chang climbs the wall of a courtyard to enjoy the music performed by the courtesan Sau-sau. There he meets Tsing-yi, a drunken wandering mercenary, who is in a one-sided relationship with the courtesan. The two join forces and develop a bond of brotherhood. They scout the estate of Pak to identify his most dangerous henchmen, and then launch their attack, defeating the henchmen in turn and finally defeating Pak. After their victory, Tsing-yi puts his sword to Chang's throat and says that Kao had offered to pay him to kill Chang. Later, Kao's servant sees Chang's lifeless body. Kao ransacks the grandmaster's home for the magic sword and finds it hidden behind a mirror. He kills the grandmaster, then lies to his servant that the grandmaster's death was suicide. The servant confronts Kao for his poor character, and Kao kills him as well. Tsing-yi comes to collect the price from Kao, and Kao gives him a bag. Tsing suspects a trap, and discards the bag, which is filled with venomous snakes. Chang emerges from hiding, and the three of them fight. The magic sword allows Kao to fly into the sky and disappear, and then unleash a devastating falling attack. The third time Kao tries this attack, Tsing-yi pushes Chang aside and lifts his sword to the sky. Kao and Tsing-yi simultaneously impale each other, leaving Chang the only survivor. == Cast ==